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The Man Who Stole Munch’s “The Scream” Has Died At 57
Once a promising teenage soccer player, Pål Enger decided he was a better criminal than athlete and began a career of art and jewelry...
Meet Simone Biles’s Choreographer, Who Trained At The Paris Opera Ballet
"Until now, Grégory Milan wryly considered his life to be 'a series of failures of sorts.' When he turned to gymnastics choreography full-time, in...
Aphra Bean Comedy, So Controversial It Was Only Performed Once, Is Revived After 353...
Bean's The Amorous Prince, or The Curious Husband was considered "too radical, too shocking" in its day, says director Natalie Cox. "Some of the...
Finland’s Latest Boy-Wonder Conductor Gets His First Major Orchestra
"Tarmo Peltokoski was hired Thursday to succeed Jaap van Zweden as music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic. Peltokoski, at 24 far younger than...
The Utterly Bleak TV Series That Captures Russians’ Utterly Bleak Mindset
Slovo Patsana: Krov na Asphalte (roughly, "The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt") "is a warning about what happens when our ability for moral...
Melodies Of Hit Pop Songs Have Become Much Less Complex Over Past 50 Years:...
"(Researchers) studied songs placed in the top five of the US Billboard year-end singles music chart each year between 1950 and 2022. … The...
Titian Painting Discovered In A Plastic Bag Sells For $22.3 Million
The Venetian master's Rest On The Flight Into Egypt (1510) was looted by Napoleon's soldiers in 1809 and returned at bayonet-point after Waterloo; it...
New British Government’s Designated Culture Secretary Lost Her Seat In Parliament
"Incoming UK prime minister Keir Starmer will need to appoint a new secretary of state for culture, media and sport (CMS) after shadow culture...
What Britain’s Arts And Culture Sector Expects From The New Labour Government
As UK Equity summed it up, "We’ll be pressing ... for UK arts funding to reach the European average, ... to make Universal Credit...
Vandal Beheads Sculpture of Virgin Mary Giving Birth To Jesus
"The Catholic diocese of Linz (in Austria) said in a statement that the Virgin Mary’s head was sawed off early Monday morning in an...
London Museums Should Charge Foreign Tourists Admission Fees, Says Former Director Of British Museum
Mark Jones, who stepped in as interim director last summer amid the stolen-items crisis, says that admission should remain free for under-25s and UK...
The Extraordinary Female Composer Whose 1835 Opera Has Been Rescued From Oblivion
Will Crutchfield: "(Carolina) Uccelli was indeed extraordinary, and so is the single surviving opera" — Anna di Resburgo — "by which we can assess...
Dance Company Accuses Louvre Of Stealing Its Idea For Museum Workout
"This spring, art lovers in Paris had the rare chance to participate in an early morning workout at the Louvre, enjoying yoga and dance...
Right-Wingers Are Banning Books From Schools In Brazil, Too
"Works targeted for banning typically involve race, gender and the LGBTQ+ communities. … Although scattered through different states and cities, the cases have a...
Accused Attacker Of Salman Rushdie Rejects Plea Deal
"Hadi Matar was charged with second-degree attempted murder and assault in connection with the attack. He has pleaded not guilty. … The deal required...
The 2023 Cultural Infrastructure Index: Seven Takeaways
"The findings … will likely surprise no one as they reflect the 'mixed picture' of the broader economic outlook. So, while there are many...
It Seems The Paramount/Skydance Merger Is On Again (For Now)
"In a holiday week shocker, Skydance Media and Shari Redstone’s National Amusements Inc. have quietly renewed acquisition talks and have reached a tentative agreement...
Producer Garth Drabinsky’s Antitrust Lawsuit Against Actors’ Equity Is Thrown Out
"The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled that the producer could not continue with his $50 million lawsuit alleging that the...
Screenwriter Robert Towne, 89, Oscar-Winner For “Chinatown”
He was also an Oscar nominee for Shampoo (starring Warren Beatty), The Last Detail, and Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, and he both wrote...
How Do You Translate The 16th Century’s Bestselling Book, A Rhymed Italian Epic, Into...
Steven Monte talks about Ariosto's Orlando furioso, finding an equivalent to the original's eight-liner rhyme scheme in relatively rhyme-poor English, and the episode he...
The Non-Disclosure Agreement Has Become The Defining Legal Document Of American Life Today
"Gradually, then all at once, the NDA became enmeshed in every part of our lives. … No one can say how many are signed...
The Science And Art Of Dad Dancing
"While scientific studies have confirmed that older men do indeed dance differently to their younger counterparts – and this may have evolved as a...
The Dogs Go To The Philadelphia Orchestra
"They came, they listened, and barely a bark was heard — something that can usually go safely unremarked at a Philadelphia Orchestra concert. But...
Mysterious Individual In Spain Pays Off Back Taxes With Artworks By Goya
"Someone with a very powerful estate ... has settled a tax debt worth millions of euros, … partly by donating more than 200 engravings...
NPR’s “The Thistle And Shamrock” To End After 41 Years
Said producer/host Fiona Ritchie in a note to listeners, "When I’m asked what I like least about my work, there’s only ever been one...
